How We Work

We're Selective. To provide you with the highest level of service, we only work with a few select companies at a time. This allows us to apply our Accelerated RecruitmentT approach, and be thoroughly familiar with your company, culture and business needs.

We Care. We want our company to be an extension of yours, as a candidate's first impression of your company often comes from us. Because we genuinely care that we match the right candidates with the right companies, we take the necessary time to get to know your specific needs. We only present Impact Players to you after we have carefully screened him or her and determined that there is a good fit.

We're Thorough. With every search that MRINetwork-Phoenix performs, the client benefits from:

  • Quality representation by a recruiter who has extensive knowledge of your industry
  • In-depth interviews of candidates before they are presented to you
  • Complete reference checks
  • Interview preparation and debriefing assistance
  • Offer and acceptance negotiation assistance
  • Candidate coaching against accepting a counteroffer
  • A replacement guarantee
  • Follow-up to ensure satisfaction
  • Willingness to customize the search for your particular needs
  • Access to any or all of our Additional Services

Search Options and How We Charge

We're Flexible. We understand that your hiring needs and priorities can change overnight. We also understand that we may only be one of a number of resources that you may use for your hiring needs. That's why we're flexible and offer a variety of services to help you meet your objectives, including our most popular options shown in the chart below.


Contingency Search Priority Search Retained Search
Priority Variable, depending on available bandwidth. First position. Above contingency searches. Key clients - above all other searches.
Resources Part of a consultant's time, as current time & activity permits. The majority of a consultant's time and up to 50% of a search coordinator / researcher's time. The majority of a consultant's time and one search coordinator full time or multiple search coordinators part time.
Candidate Exclusivity No - candidates can be presented to other clients simultaneously. No - candidates will be presented to client first. Yes - candidates will be presented exclusively to client.
Candidate Screening Telephone. Screening of candidates in person or by videoconference is available by request. Screening of candidates in person or by videoconference is available by request.
Reference Checks A reference check is done before the first interview. 2 - 3 reference checks completed prior to the first interview. 4 reference checks
(2 supervisors, 1 peer + 1 direct report) completed prior to the first interview.
Performance Guarantee Not applicable. We agree to present a minimum number of candidates per opening within a defined period of time. We agree to present at least three qualified candidates per opening within a defined period of time.
Talent "Warranty" 30 days. 60 days. 90 days depending on level of the position.
Payment Upon placement. $5,000 of fee paid up front with remainder paid only upon successful placement. 1/3 up front, 1/3 upon presentation of at least 3 qualified candidates and the final 1/3 paid upon placement.